The Iola register. [volume] (Iola, Allen County, Kansas) 1875-1902, 1887-12-09

And now Abilene is going to max,
buttons out Of potatoes.
The annual State encampment O
the e.. A, r. Of Kansas, will be held
at Winfield, commencing February 81
and closing February "a.
In Kansas town. Glass in history
Teacher-"And what did Wa shington
do when he threw up his fortiffcation
near Boston," Bright boy-"Ht
doomed the town."
Kansas has issued no bonds since
March 1875, and the tax levies for each
fiscal year now cover the current ex.
penses of all departments of the State
government for the same year.
The pastor of the Oak street Presby-
terrain church at Wichita, has sued
the pastor of another Presbyterian
church of the same city for $4,000
damages for the nonfulfillment Of a
real estate contract. They are hard
lot In the Windy Wonder.
In Emporia permit and anti-permit
war has been waged. The permits
came out ahead, and liquor for "medi-
ca, mechanical and scientific purposes"
con now be obtained by the bottle at
any Of the drug stores lucky enough to
have permit to sell for these pur-
poses.
The State prohibition central COM
mittee will meet in Topeka, December
IL and IA, to make plans for the CAM
paign of 1888. The most sensible plan
they could adopt would be to swing in
with the republicans and roll up a u.s.
600 majority against the whiskey dem.
ocracy.
A number Of tramps who were al
lowed to sleep in the Atchison GALA
bose as an act of charity, with the
privilege of leaving in the morning,
spent all night in digging through the
wall and making their escape. They
were evidently getting in practice for
the day when they would be Tin hoe"
without the privilege of leaving in the
NOR ming.
The total disbursements at the Tone
ka pension agency by Pension Agent
Click were $3.50, 971. 70 for the year
ending June 30, 1857, and the cost for
each 81 900 disbursed waa $3.50, which
is the least cost Of any of the eighteen
agencies in the United States. The
Topeka agency ranks third in the list.
The cost of disbursement this year has
been reduced SO cents per 1000 from
the cost Of last years disbursements at
this agency.
The Topeka City Council has passed
an ordinance for the issue of $50, 900 in
city bonds Of $1,000 each, for the pur-
pose of purchasing of the Topeka Wa
ter Power and Land Company, the
Kaw river water power, of two thou
sand horse power, for the benefit Of the
city. The company is to build q dam
across the river with q waterway
capable Of flowing into the city a
stream Of water fifty feet wide and
ten Feet deep, and to perpetually MAIN
tain the same.
Thomas Ramsey of Gaylord, recent
ly took case of over-charge by the
Union Pacific railway before the rail-
way commissioners. The latter order
ed the company to refund the money.
The coal famine is becoming serious
matter in the western part of the State. !
The Garden City Sentinel contains the |
following: 1.-THE coal famine has reach.
ed crisis when it behoovee all to see
that something is done. One carload
was received yesterday to supply 5000 |
Of this city, besides the
dozen or more grangers who were
present waiting their turn, like going |
to mill, to have few hundred pounds |
of coal doled out to them. One farmer
came forty miles. waited all night to
be first and was then compelled to re-